How Go-Go Music Inspired Washington, DC's Beat Ya Feet Dance | If Cities Could Dance

Washington, D.C. is so much more than the political heart of the nation; it’s the home of go-go music and #DontmuteDC , the people-powered movement against gentrification. Beat Ya Feet is danced in the streets, backyards and go-go clubs of Black DC, and is making a comeback thanks to John “Crazy Legz” Pearson (https://crazylegzcardio.com/), founder of the Who Got Moves Battle League. The dance is a bouncy, fast-moving tribute to the insurmountable spirit of the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) and, if Legz has his way, is going to spread across the country.

📺 WATCH this Beat Ya Feet tutorial with Kevin "Noodlez" Davis and Tierra "Poca" Parham:
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📖​ Chapters:
00:00 Meet John "Crazy Legz" Pearson
00:15 What is Beat Ya Feet
00:55 Go-Go Music and Chuck Brown
01:53 History of John "Crazy Legz" Pearson
02:56 Kevin "Noodlez" Davis
03:38 Tierra "Poca" Parham
04:00 Gabrielle "Soul" Kornegay
04:18 DeAngelo "Delow" Garvin
04:46 Don't Mute DC Movement
06:04 The Next Generation of Beat Ya Feet

👟Featured dancers:
John "Crazy Legz" Pearson
Kevin "Noodlez" Davis
Tierra "Poca" Parham
Eden "Litty" Jackson
Gabrielle "Soul" Kornegay
DeAngelo "Delow" Garvin

Special thanks to Nico Hobson and D.C.'s own DJ Frank "the Crank" White of GoGoRadio LIVE: http://gogoradio.live/

🎵 Featured music:
"Church" by Tone P
"Let the Beat Rock" by Roy Battle, Jr.
"Wind Me Up, Chuck" by Chuck Brown
"Chicky Bum" by TCB Band/Bounce Beat Kingz
"Michael Jackson" by TOB Band and Show

🎨Featured murals:
"Take Me Out to the Go-Go" by Cita Sadeli aka Miss Chelove
"The Torch" by Aniekan Udofia
"Many Voices, Many Beats, One City" by Cory L. Stowers, Montu Mitchell and Art B.L.O.C. DC
"The Resurrection" by Aniekan Udofia
"DC Jazz Heroes" by Rose Jaffe and Kate DeCiccio